London was the most important city in the western world
to have a prolong association with Shri Nathji. Shri Nathji was in London from
1963 to1967. It was also in London in 1967 that Mahamateshwari passed away. HH
Pran Nathji made London as his permanent home.
London is the capital city of England and the United
Kingdom and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures.
Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two
millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it
Londinium.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the
arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media,
professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing
to its prominence.It is the world's leading financial centre alongside New York
City and has the fifth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world, and the
largest in Europe. London has been described as a world cultural capital. It is
the world's most-visited city and has the world's largest city airport system
measured by passenger traffic. London's 43 universities form the largest
concentration of higher education in Europe. In 2012 London became the first
city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
London has a diverse range of peoples and cultures, and
more than 300 languages are spoken within its boundaries. In March 2011, From
the 1940s onwards, London became home to a large number of immigrants, largely
from Commonwealth countries such as Jamaica, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan,
making London one of the most diverse cities in Europe.
London had an official population of 8,174,100, making it
the most populous municipality in the European Union, and accounting for 12.5%
of the UK population. London had the largest population of any city in the world
from around 1831 to 1925.
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of
London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster
Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich (in
which the Royal Observatory marks the Prime Meridian, 0° longitude, and GMT). Other
famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus,
St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and Wembley Stadium. London
is home to numerous museums, galleries, libraries, sporting events and other
cultural institutions, including the British Museum, National Gallery, Tate
Modern, British Library, Wimbledon, and 40 West End theatres. The London
Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.
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